{"id":245070,"date":"2021-08-16T09:55:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=245070"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:46:01","slug":"irans-covid-19-crisis-amplifies-and-people-blame-the-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/irans-covid-19-crisis-amplifies-and-people-blame-the-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Crisis Amplifies and People Blame the Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran is plagued with the Covid-19 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/coronavirus-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">crisis<\/a>. The new Delta variant spreads rapidly across Iran, killing an Iranian every two minutes. The regime\u2019s engineered statistics also show the grim face of a humanitarian crisis in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe number of the Covid-19 patients and death is rising. This happens while the fifth Covid-19 wave has not reached its peak. Given the current circumstances, we need at least 180 million doses of credible foreign vaccines,\u201d wrote the state-run Hamdeli daily on August 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe international organizations agree that the incidence and mortality rate in Iran will be increasing for at least the next month. Of course, such a prediction is for the normal situation and conditions where there are no gatherings and occasional ceremonies in the country and the factors that result in more gatherings,\u201d Hamdeli adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">(PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, Over 364,400 people have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-news-364400-deaths-20210815\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> of the novel coronavirus as of August 15.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 364,400 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BjrGGfqHkb\">https:\/\/t.co\/BjrGGfqHkb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3qxBsU1L6c\">pic.twitter.com\/3qxBsU1L6c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1427010049327595521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The current crisis is the result of the regime\u2019s inhumane Covid-19 policy. The regime denied the virus existence for at least a month since it arrived in Iran. When the virus spread across Iran and people were rapidly losing their lives, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/khamenei-coronavirus-policy-20210814\" rel=\"noopener\">Khamenei<\/a>, denied the entry of credible vaccines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWe did not have a permit to import vaccines until late March. We still don\u2019t have permits to import coronavirus medicine from Australia,\u201d said the spokesperson of the regime\u2019s Red Crescent according to state TV on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In another shocking remark on August 12, Alireza Zali, head of Tehran Covid-19 Task Force, acknowledged: \u201cWhen the World Health Organization experts came to Iran, instead of consulting with them, we constantly asked them to praise the [regime\u2019s] health system in the media. We hid the death toll from the World Health Organization. We rejected the international aid and M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res without having much knowledge about the virus and did not seek international advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=90c3ad44f96a18fb1fe0cf2e6&amp;id=b561586c73\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cZali\u2019s startling remarks were a great shock and, of course, a confirmation of the speculations among the public about the officials\u2019 actions about announcing the Covid-19 outbreak and vaccination in Iran,\u201d the state-run Arman daily wrote in this regard on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The regime long tried to blame the international sanctions for the Covid-19 crisis. But, Zali\u2019s recent remarks \u201cunderline an important point,\u201d as Arman daily underlines, that \u201csanctions that were constantly blamed by the [officials] and media for the current crisis did not ban the imports of vaccines. Official bitter decisions and approach of ignoring people caused this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A look back at the contradictory remarks made by regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former president Hassan Rouhani over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2MUx4hToiX\">pic.twitter.com\/2MUx4hToiX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1427241496915320834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cSince the beginning of the outbreak, the [regime] has had the currency to import the vaccine and has not had any problems in this regard. Even the government has been able to provide for the living expenses of the people during the holidays and quarantine amid numerous Covid-19 waves,\u201d the state-run Hamdeli daily on August 14 wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe country and the people are no longer able to pay the price of the wrong decisions of the authorities. For some time now, hospitals have not had a place to receive patients, and the medical staffs are tired. The country\u2019s health system is collapsing, and the time of trial and error is over. Many times such experiences have produced catastrophic results,\u201d Aftab-e Yazd daily wrote on August 15.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The more the Covid-19 crisis deepens, the people\u2019s hatred increases toward the regime, mainly toward Khamenei, who banned the import of vaccines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run Resalat daily on August 15 acknowledged that the regime\u2019s \u201cenemies\u201d are \u201care trying to put the government at the forefront of the issue of increasing the number of the Covid-19 deaths in Iran and consequently blame the Supreme Leader for these casualties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These enemies are poor Iranians. A video from Iran showed a woman who lost her husband, underlining she will take revenge from Khamenei. The Iranian opposition has informed the public about the regime\u2019s deception and Khamenei\u2019s role in this crisis, directing people\u2019s hatred toward the real preparator of this crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;They took my husband away from me because they didn&#39;t let us get coronavirus vaccines,&quot; says this grieving widow.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BzlSJ2J3zH\">pic.twitter.com\/BzlSJ2J3zH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1425887306951663626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cDemonstrating the inefficiency of the government to control coronavirus is a tactic that can be dangerous if continued. The enemy seeks to increase the gap between the people and people using the coronavirus and target Khamenei. Meanwhile, all the officials, decision-makers, and the country&#8217;s media must confront this cowardly and inhuman wave and shed light on the suspicions,\u201d Resalat warned about the consequences of the Iranian opposition shedding light on Khamenei and his regime\u2019s role in this crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In other words, the Iranian know the regime has caused and amplified the current Covid-19 crisis, and Khamenei has failed in controlling the restive society using the Covid-19 outbreak. What he once called a \u201cblessing\u201d had become a nightmare for him and his regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is plagued with the Covid-19 crisis. The new Delta variant spreads rapidly across Iran, killing an Iranian every two minutes. 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